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Russia cracks down on marmot hunting after suspected bubonic plague cases

Possible outbreaks in China and Mongolia have brought bans on hunting and eating the rodents, which can carry the disease

Russia has stepped up patrols to stop people hunting marmots near its border with China and Mongolia after the countries reported possible cases of bubonic plague, which can be carried by the animals.

Authorities in Bayan Nur, a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, issued a warning on Sunday after a hospital reported a suspected case of the deadly disease.

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